LONDON PERSONALS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 50, 27 August 1930, Page 13

LONDON PERSONALS

(From f'The Post's": Representative.) LONDON, 25th July. While the -touring party of New Zealand dairy farmers was in Scotland durng the early part of this week a visit was paid to Ayr. A luncheon took place at the Station Hotel, when Sir Charles Fergusson and Lady Ahce Ferausson were among the guests. JMr. T Hobson 'expressed tho pleasure of himself and Ms party at having the opportunity of again meeting their late Governor and Lady Alice. Sir Charles said he was -sorry that the New Zea- . landers had not time to visit his home at Kilkerran. He and Lady Alice would never forget the delightful five years they had spent m New Zealand, and the kindness that had been extended to them. Thoy had the happiest recollections of that country and the ! Pe SireThomas Wilford hopes to make a complete tour, before the end_ of the year, of the military cemeteries in England and on the Continent, where New Zealand soldiers are buried. _He will report to the New Zealand Government on the condition of the graves. The cemeteries in France and Belgium will be seen in September, in which month Sir Thomas will be going to Geneva for the Assembly of the League of Nations. Mr. Trevor Evans (Wellington) has come to England on a visit to his cousin, the Lady Nina Knowles, whom he will join this week an Ireland. Together, they intend to visit the beauty spots of that country.. Mrs. M. K. Hughes (Lower Hutt) travelled via Vancouver, saw a"1 great many cities of the United States, spent two months with relatives in Toronto, and came on via Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec, to England. After a short stay in London Mrs." Hughes will go to Cornwall, her father's county. Before leaving for New Zealand in October she hopes to. see something of tho Continent. Mr. and Mrs. D. Sutherland and thoir daughter (Wellington) and Miss Edgelow, arrived- by the Themistocles after a pleasant three weeks Bpent at Durban. They saw a good deal of South Africa, and a considerable amount of native life. They intend motoring to Scotland for a few weeks, going as fa.r=as Orkney. A Continental tour, is?in .contemplation to .include Germany, and at the end of October : the travellers will leave tor New Zealand by the Orford. Mr and Mrs. Vernon Leealdano (Wellington)' have spent four months travelling in France, Germany, Belgium, and .Holland. .Their longest stay was in Vienna, where they spent three months. They found much to ■interest them in all countries, and the people everywhere, very considerate and kind to strangers. Being an Eanerantist, Mr. Leealdano had many opportunities to prove the value of an international language. He found Esperanto of very great assistance m every country visited. He maintains that a universal language would be the surest moans to a world-wide iinderstanding and peace.